Getting in the Holiday Mood

For those who have been dying to see Nathan dance, you need to check out this link:

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9543195599

Decorating for Christmas

We decorated our house for Christmas today. Now our task is simply to keep Jack out of the tree. We tried to put the durable ornaments near the bottom. 

Thanksgiving

Jack smiling with Aunt Lainee

Helping Grandma with her Christmas tree

Coloring with Grandpa

Hanging out with his cousin, Wyatt

Playing the piano with Grandma

Enjoying walking in dad's shoes

Dreading the long drive home

Being silly in this dorky little hat he found in Grandma's toychest

Jack Counting

Little Man is Growing Up

Jack is sleeping in his toddler bed now. We've been trying it since summer and every time we put him in it we had to battle to get him to stay put. Our pediatrician told us just to shelf the project until he turned two. So, we put it on hold but left the bed set up in his room....and a about a month ago when I went to put Jack in his crib, he pointed to his toddler bed. Thinking there was no way he was actually going to stay in the bed, I put him in it and then went and sat by his bedroom door. He fell asleep! And has been sleeping in his big bed since then. Guess we just had to wait until he was ready. He's such an independent guy!

Sick-or-Treat

So this last picture sums up what our Halloween was like. Jack and I were both home sick during the day. When it came time to hit the streets, he didn't want anything to do with his costume. So, we snapped 3 pictures and called it a night. Jack helped Dad hand out Halloween candy to some of the neighbor kids who stopped by our house. Grumpy or not, I still think he was a cute little elephant.